#1 of 2,748 Best crime movie
1972 Drama Thriller 2h 55m English
100 Metascore $250.3M worldwide
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
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The 100 Best Crime Movies of All Time, Ranked
We rank 2,748 of the 17,661 crime films on the site; these are the top 100. The Godfather (1972) is #1 with a critics & audiences score of 98/100, ahead of 12 Angry Men (1957) and Rashomon (1951). Ranked by Echo Score; 50 of these 100 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. A ranked watchlist for heists, gangsters and detective stories. For new releases and box office hits, see the crime movies guide.
- ranked crime films
- 2,748
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- 17,661
- release years in the top 100
- 1936–2026
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#1 of 2,748 Top 10
What Are the Best Crime Movies?
The Godfather (1972) leads with a critics & audiences score of 98/100, ahead of 12 Angry Men (1957); 4 of the top 10 are from the 1950s. Ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings (Echo Scores start with 2017 releases).
- 1. The Godfather 100 Metascore (Metascore 100 out of 100)
1972 · Drama, Thriller · 2h 55m
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola No Echo Score: ranked 98/100 on critics & audiences · 4 award wins · $250.3M worldwide
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2. 12 Angry Men 97 Metascore (Metascore 97 out of 100 (18 critic reviews))1957 · Drama, Crime · 1h 36m
Dir. Sidney Lumet No Echo Score: ranked 95/100 on critics & audiences · 1 award win
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3. Rashomon 98 Metascore (Metascore 98 out of 100)1951 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 28m
Dir. Akira Kurosawa No Echo Score: ranked 93/100 on critics & audiences · 1 award win
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4. Pulp Fiction 95 Metascore (Metascore 95 out of 100)1994 · Drama, Thriller · 2h 34m
Dir. Quentin Tarantino No Echo Score: ranked 92/100 on critics & audiences · 8 award wins · $213.9M worldwide
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5. Double Indemnity 95 Metascore (Metascore 95 out of 100 (18 critic reviews))1944 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 47m
Dir. Billy Wilder No Echo Score: ranked 92/100 on critics & audiences · 7 award nominations
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6. Goodfellas 92 Metascore (Metascore 92 out of 100 (21 critic reviews))1990 · Biography, Drama · 2h 26m
Dir. Martin Scorsese No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences · 5 award wins · $47.1M worldwide
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6. Touch of Evil 99 Metascore (Metascore 99 out of 100)1958 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 35m
No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences
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6. The Night of the Hunter 97 Metascore (Metascore 97 out of 100)1955 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 32m
Dir. Terry Sanders No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences
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6. Close-Up 92 Metascore (Metascore 92 out of 100 (15 critic reviews))1999 · Biography, Drama · 1h 38m
Dir. Abbas Kiarostami No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences
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10. The Godfather: Part II 90 Metascore (Metascore 90 out of 100)1974 · Drama, Thriller · 3h 20m
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola No Echo Score: ranked 90/100 on critics & audiences · 14 award wins · $48M worldwide
#11 to #100
Crime Movies Ranked #11 to #100
Places 11 to 100: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) opens the list and I, the Executioner (2024) closes it. 34 of these 90 films are not in English; 18 languages appear in all. Filter by decade or language, or sort by year or box office.
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Echo Score, our 0–100 rating (films from 2017 on) Blend: Metascore with IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings, for films without an Echo Score
- 1 1. The Godfather
1972 · Drama, Thriller · 2h 55m
98 Blend $250.3M - 2 2. 12 Angry Men
1957 · Drama, Crime · 1h 36m
95 Blend - 3 3. Rashomon
1951 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 28m
93 Blend - 4 4. Pulp Fiction
1994 · Drama, Thriller · 2h 34m
92 Blend $213.9M - 5 5. Double Indemnity
1944 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 47m
92 Blend - 6 6. Goodfellas
1990 · Biography, Drama · 2h 26m
91 Blend $47.1M - 6 6. Touch of Evil
1958 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 35m
91 Blend - 6 6. The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 32m
91 Blend - 6 6. Close-Up
1999 · Biography, Drama · 1h 38m
91 Blend - 10 10. The Godfather: Part II
1974 · Drama, Thriller · 3h 20m
90 Blend $48M - 11
11. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 55m
90 Echo $162.7M - 11
11. The Secret Agent2025 · Crime, Drama · 2h 38m
90 Echo $19.4M - 11
11. BlacKkKlansman2018 · Biography, Drama · 2h 15m
90 Echo $93.4M - 11
11. Blindspotting2018 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 35m
90 Echo $5M - 11
11. Lucky Baskhar2024 · Thriller, Drama · 2h 28m
90 Echo $987.4K - 11
11. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery2025 · Comedy, Crime · 2h 20m
90 Echo - 11
11. Raazi2018 · Action, Drama · 2h 18m
90 Echo $1.8M - 18
18. Werckmeister Harmonies2001 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 2h 25m
90 Blend $69.9K - 19
19. The Act of Killing2013 · History, Crime · 1h 55m
89 Blend $726.3K - 20
20. Promising Young Woman2020 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 53m
89 Echo $18.9M - 20
20. The Irishman2019 · Biography, Drama · 3h 29m
89 Echo $968.9K - 20
20. The French Connection1971 · Action, Crime · 1h 44m
89 Blend $51.7M - 20
20. The Gentlemen2019 · Crime, Comedy · 1h 53m
89 Echo - 20
20. Mean Streets1973 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 52m
89 Blend $61.7K - 20
20. Cool Hand Luke1967 · Drama, Crime · 2h 6m
89 Blend - 20
20. Au hasard Balthazar1966 · Drama, Crime · 1h 35m
89 Blend - 27
27. On the Waterfront1954 · Drama, Romance · 1h 48m
89 Blend - 28
28. Badlands1973 · Drama, Crime · 1h 34m
88 Blend $54.4K - 29
29. The Dark Knight2008 · Action, Drama · 2h 32m
88 Blend $1B - 30
30. Phantom Thread2017 · Drama, Romance · 2h 10m
88 Echo $52.2M - 30
30. It Was Just an Accident2025 · Action, Adventure · 1h 41m
88 Echo $10.5M - 30
30. High and Low1963 · Drama, Mystery · 2h 23m
88 Blend - 30
30. Gangs of Wasseypur2015 · Action, Drama
88 Blend - 34
34. Taxi Driver1976 · Crime, Drama · 1h 54m
88 Blend $28.7M - 35
35. A Prophet2010 · Drama, Crime · 2h 35m
88 Blend $17.9M - 36
36. No Other Choice2025 · Comedy, Crime · 2h 19m
87 Echo $40.2M - 36
36. Shoplifters2018 · Drama, Crime · 2h 1m
87 Echo $68M - 36
36. American Animals2018 · Drama, Crime · 1h 56m
87 Echo $4.1M - 36
36. To Kill a Mockingbird1962 · Drama, Crime · 2h 9m
87 Blend - 36
36. The Roundup2022 · Crime, Action · 1h 46m
87 Echo $101.2M - 36
36. To a Land Unknown2025 · Crime, Thriller · 1h 45m
87 Echo $77.1K - 36
36. Baby Assassins 22024 · Action, Comedy · 1h 41m
87 Echo $417.9K - 36
36. White Heat1949 · Action, Drama · 1h 54m
87 Blend - 36
36. Blood Brothers: Dragon’s Embers2025 · Crime, Action · 2h 9m
87 Echo - 45
45. The Ladykillers1956 · Comedy, Crime · 1h 31m
87 Blend - 46
46. No Country for Old Men2007 · Drama, Thriller · 2h 2m
87 Blend $171.6M - 46
46. Chinatown1974 · Drama, Mystery · 2h 10m
87 Blend $29.2M - 48
48. Anatomy of a Murder1959 · Drama, Mystery · 2h 40m
86 Blend - 49
49. The Fugitive1993 · Action, Drama · 2h 10m
86 Blend $368.9M - 50
50. L.A. Confidential1997 · Drama, Mystery · 2h 18m
86 Blend $126.2M - 51
51. Andhadhun2018 · Comedy, Thriller · 2h 19m
86 Echo $62.5M - 51
51. The Killing1956 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 24m
86 Blend - 51
51. Desire1936 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 35m
86 Blend - 54
54. Dog Day Afternoon1975 · Biography, Drama · 2h 5m
86 Blend $50M - 54
54. The Shawshank Redemption1994 · Drama, Crime · 2h 22m
86 Blend $29.3M - 54
54. Strangers on a Train1951 · Thriller, Crime · 1h 41m
86 Blend - 57
57. The Departed2006 · Mystery, Thriller · 2h 31m
85 Blend $291.5M - 58
58. Baby Driver2017 · Action, Thriller · 1h 52m
85 Echo $226.9M - 58
58. Knives Out2019 · Drama, Mystery · 2h 11m
85 Echo $312.9M - 58
58. Better Days2019 · Drama, Romance · 2h 15m
85 Echo $227.3M - 58
58. The Wild2024 · Action, Crime · 1h 51m
85 Echo - 58
58. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair2025 · Action, Crime · 4h 35m
85 Echo $13.3M - 58
58. How to Blow Up a Pipeline2023 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 43m
85 Echo $1M - 58
58. Lupin III: The First2020 · Action, Adventure · 1h 33m
85 Echo $7.5M - 58
58. The Old Man & the Gun2018 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 33m
85 Echo $17.9M - 58
58. The Guilty2018 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 25m
85 Echo $4.6M - 58
58. Kajillionaire2020 · Drama, Crime · 1h 44m
85 Echo $1.3M - 58
58. Detective Kien: The Headless Horror2025 · Horror, Crime · 2h 11m
85 Echo $9.8M - 58
58. 12.12: The Day2023 · History, Action · 2h 22m
85 Echo $97.5M - 58
58. Pani2024 · Crime, Action · 2h 21m
85 Echo $913.6K - 58
58. Bodies at Rest2019 · Mystery, Thriller · 1h 33m
85 Echo $25.3M - 58
58. K.G.F: Chapter 12018 · Adventure, Thriller · 2h 36m
85 Echo $6.4M - 58
58. Dry Ground Burning2023 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 2h 33m
85 Echo $2.2K - 58
58. Vengeance Is Mine1979 · Drama, Crime · 2h 20m
85 Blend $21.5K - 58
58. Taandob2025 · Action, Thriller · 2h 9m
85 Echo - 58
58. Joji2021 · Drama, Crime · 1h 53m
85 Echo - 58
58. American Murder: The Family Next Door2020 · Crime, Documentary · 1h 22m
85 Echo - 58
58. Elevator to the Gallows1961 · Drama, Thriller
85 Blend - 58
58. Are You Lonesome Tonight?2023 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 35m
85 Echo - 58
58. Athlete A2020 · Crime, Documentary · 1h 43m
85 Echo - 58
58. Mafia Inc2021 · Drama, Crime · 2h 23m
85 Echo - 82
82. The Murder of Fred Hampton1971 · Biography, Crime · 1h 28m
85 Blend - 83
83. Capturing the Friedmans2003 · Biography, Mystery · 1h 47m
85 Blend $4.1M - 84
84. Fargo1996 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 38m
85 Blend $60.6M - 85
85. Django Unchained2012 · Action, Adventure · 2h 45m
84 Blend $426.1M - 85
85. Unforgiven1992 · Drama, Crime · 2h 11m
84 Blend $159.2M - 85
85. The Big Sleep1946 · Mystery, Thriller · 1h 54m
84 Blend - 85
85. Assault on Precinct 131976 · Action, Thriller · 1h 31m
84 Blend $436 - 85
85. L'Enfant (The Child)2006 · Crime, Drama · 1h 35m
84 Blend - 90
90. Tower2016 · History, Crime · 1h 36m
84 Blend $102K - 91
91. The Batman2022 · Action, Sci-Fi · 2h 56m
84 Echo $772.3M - 91
91. Uncut Gems2019 · Drama, Mystery · 2h 15m
84 Echo $50M - 91
91. Nobody2021 · Action, Drama · 1h 32m
84 Echo $57.5M - 91
91. Minions & Monsters2026 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 30m
84 Echo $528.9M - 91
91. Wake Up Dead Man2025 · Comedy, Crime · 2h 20m
84 Echo $1.6M - 91
91. City of God2003 · Drama, Crime · 2h 10m
84 Blend $30.7M - 91
91. The Seed of the Sacred Fig2024 · Crime, Drama · 2h 48m
84 Echo $6.6M - 91
91. Sheep Without a Shepherd2019 · Crime, Mystery · 1h 52m
84 Echo $191.6M - 91
91. This Is England2007 · Drama, Crime · 1h 41m
84 Blend $8.5M - 91
91. I, the Executioner2024 · Action, Adventure · 1h 58m
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Decade by decade
The Best Crime Movie of Every Decade
From Desire (1936) in the 1930s to The Secret Agent (2025) in the 2020s: the highest-ranked crime movie of each of 10 decades. The 2020s place the most films in the top 100 (31).
- 1930s 86 Metascore Desire 1936
- 1940s 95 Metascore Double Indemnity 1944
- 1950s 97 Metascore 12 Angry Men 1957
- 1960s 92 Metascore Cool Hand Luke 1967
- 1970s 100 Metascore The Godfather 1972
- 1980s
95 Metascore L'Argent 1984 - 1990s 95 Metascore Pulp Fiction 1994
- 2000s 93 Metascore Werckmeister Harmonies 2001
- 2010s 90 Echo Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017
- 2020s 90 Echo The Secret Agent 2025
Awards
Which Crime Movies Won the Most Awards?
One Battle After Another (2025) has the strongest record with 23 wins from 52 nominations, including wins at Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTA. Wins and nominations are counted across every ceremony on our awards pages.
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One Battle After Another 23 wins / 52 nom.2025 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 80 Echo - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 22 wins / 39 nom.2017 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 90 Echo
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Emilia Pérez 18 wins / 62 nom.2024 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 42 Echo - No Country for Old Men 17 wins / 31 nom.2007 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 92 Metascore
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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 15 wins / 50 nom.2019 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 75 Echo -
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 15 wins / 23 nom.1969 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 66 Metascore - The Godfather: Part II 14 wins / 34 nom.1974 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 90 Metascore
- On the Waterfront 14 wins / 20 nom.1954 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 91 Metascore
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The top 100 are the best 4% of 2,748 ranked crime films. The crime guide, the full list of 17,661 films and the crime box office chart cover the rest of the genre.
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Crime Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the crime ranking above: the best crime film, how many crime movies there are, the strongest decade and the most awarded crime film.
What is the best crime movie?
The Godfather (1972) is the best-ranked crime movie on What's After the Movie, with a critics & audiences score of 98/100. 12 Angry Men (1957) and Rashomon (1951) follow. Ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings (Echo Scores start with 2017 releases).
About The Godfather How many crime movies are there?
The site lists 17,661 crime films. 2,748 of them are ranked: features of 60+ minutes with a real audience, critic, award or box office signal and a score. This page shows the top 100.
All crime movies Which decade has the best crime movies?
The 2020s place 31 films in the top 100, more than any other decade. The oldest film in the list is Desire (1936), the newest Minions & Monsters (2026).
What is the most awarded crime movie?
One Battle After Another (2025) won 23 awards from 52 nominations, ahead of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) (22 wins), counted across the Oscars, festivals and guild awards on our awards pages.
Movie awards How is this list different from the crime genre page?
This page is only the ranking of the 100 best crime films. The crime genre page covers the whole genre: new releases, the biggest box office hits, its directors and how it changed over the decades.
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